Wrapper or container



1935. s. w. BARKER I WRAPPER OR CONTAINER FiledMay 28, 1952 2Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORN S. W. BARKER WRAPPER OR CONTAINER Aug. 20, 1935.

Filed May 28, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 v INVENTOR ATTORNi% Patented Au 2c,1935 signor of one-half 0range, N. J.

g 52 011303 waArrEa on CONTAINER Q Seeman WeldoiiBarker, East Orange, N.'J., as-' to Eugene V. Myers, East Application May .28, 193a sa i No.614,069

' invention relateis to ajwrapper or container for shipping articles bypost, express or other 'means of transportation.

.Q It is customary in many lines of trade toship the;article intendedtobesold to an'actual or prospective, purchaser,with the possibilitythat the articlemay be, fonone reason or another, returned to theoriginalshipper. Books or other articles sentonapprovaluconstitute oneclass of such. merchandise. Another class comprises pamphlets, books,cards, 'etc., which are not shipped onoriginalorder butwhich are sent toprospective purchasers in the expectation that a sufiicient percentageof them will purchase the article s-to. warrant the; expense and risk inconflnection. with such-a system .of merchandising.

Infsuch systems it highlyadvantageous, if not .necessary;. that someWrapping means he employed: which will facilitate as much as possiblethe return of theiarticle, if unwanted, tothe merchandiser; :-This" is.due 'to the fact" that many prospective customers react unfavorably to apro- ,posed purchase where the: merchandiser leaves the customer in aposition 'w-here it is diflicult or bothersome-to return themerchandise. This is also 'expen'sive to thei-merchandiser on account off customers will destroyor throw away the merchandise rather than go tothe necessary trouble 1 incident to returningit. Aecording' tomyin'vention, I provide a wrapper the fact that a certain percentage ofprospective in which such -mrchandise maybe initially packed,-"and* in;theuse of whichpracticallyall burden is takenfromthe-prospective-customer if he wishe s to return it. The invention isapplicable-to any method of shipping, and is also applicable tonnsealedorsealed packages. It is also economical tattle merchandiser; for; thereason m that with little or no expense he may utilize the same'packagefor several shipments. V

The invention includes. other jfeatures of improvement, which will behereinafter more fully pointed out.

Referring to the drawings, which illustrate several fbrms of theinvention,-:

Fig.'2 is a perspective View illustrating the package and wrapper ofFig. 1, with the package completely closed.

1 3 illustrates thefsame package ready for the return trip.

I Fig. 4 is a perspective viewshowing the preferred method of tying thepackage.

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of a modified form for sealed shipments. ZV

. Fig. :6 is a plan of wrapper showing another fastening means. i 1

a Fig. 7 isa perspective view of Fig. 6 folded. 1 Fig. 8 is a plan of awrapper showing another form of the invention. Fig. 9 is a perspectiveView of a package partially enclosed therein. 4 I

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of one side of the device of Fig. 9;-withthe package fully closed.

.Fig. -11 is a view of the opposite side.

Referring first to the form of the invention set 15 .forth in Figs. 1 to4 inclusive, the wrapper comprises "a cruciform sheet or sheets ofmaterial. such as paper, or any other suitable material, comprising abody portion A having a primary cover portion Band a secondary coverportion C, which cover portions arepreferably substantially. of the samearea as the body portion and of similar shape, Extending fromthe ends ofthe body portion are end flaps D and E. Cover B isshown extended, indotted lines, and partly folded in full lines. End flaps D and E areshown extended, in dotted lines, and fully folded in full lines. F is anarticle of merchandise such as a thin book or box or thelike which isshown in Fig. l in place on the body portion A, the end portions beingfolded over the top of the same. a

a ry coverportion C be'first folded over the portions D and E and theprimary cover portion B then folded on topof the portion C, theunderside of the portion B will, then be exposed. This is the conditionof the package as shown in Fig. 2. The under side of the cover portionBhas now become the top of the package. Accordingfto' the preferred formof the invention, the cover portion B is utilized for the address of theprospective'customer', being provided with lines for this purpose ifdesired. In the upper left-hand corner may well appear the card of themerchandiser. In the upper right-hand corner may be afiixed a suitablepostage stamp if the article is to go through the mails, such as isindicated at G, orany permissible post office substitute for the stampmay be utilized.

If the customer does not wish to purchase the article of merchandise, hemerely replaces it in the wrapper and instead of folding down thesecondary cover C first, folds down the primary cover B, with the coverC on top' of'it. The condition ofthe package in this case is'indi- Thename and .address of the merchandiser is chandiserjto pay the postage onthe; package if. it is returned, thus'avoiding the expense-of afiix- I,ing stamps originally to this; secondary cover;- i 'n-.J I 1 v iTocomplete the article as thus described, my"

printed on what is now'the upper side offthe cover C, and lines areprovided in the upper left handjcorner for the cardof the customer, as.indicated at H. At the upper right-hand corner is preferably provided apost office permit' l of the type well known which'permitsthemerinvention provides a -rneans, preferably lcarried as part- 0f; thepackage, by-which-the package maybe securely fastenedftogether in eitherof its two conditions, that is to say, when it isorigi-j nally' shippedwith the primary cover outermost 'orj when it ispreturnedwith thesecondary coyer outermost. This means of'fastening thepackage togetheris particularly 'desirablewhen merchandise isseht'unsealedileither{through the mails'or 1 by any other'meansioftransportation;, The device i I prefer to' employ upon this-comprises' aasinglei 2 r tom or outsideof thefbodyportioh Aby afriction lerigthof stringv K,' which' is fastened tO th Eb Ot rorclamping button L: Thifs'abutten may be yery' easilyapplied to thfebodyportiomand is preferably located at a middlepoint in the latter. -fTheend'of the string Kmayb e tied to the button or.v

may be otherwise fastened-to the package. When g thisi means is adoptedtor -fastening the; package the-string is merely; led-inone'direction orfthe other around-the package; then around: the but:-

a i article or merchandise by" the user. g

" The package when initially used mayiwell conton and then around;thejpackage in' a direction' normal to thefirst,1'and then {again aroundthe.

V button, where two orthreeturns'will be sufficient "g, :tqifasten theend'of the string;

- thus constituted-the package provides the greatest facilityandsimplicity m re-Wrapping the tain a return enye'lope wit ig coinfcard retile payment for-themerchandise in case it is re- "tained, or -it -'mayc ontainiany desired literature advertising theadvaritages of. thearticle shipped. if 'the' article is "not-purchased and: is returnedQth'e package "can'be reused by the simpleexpea fdient of pasting asheet of paper overthe primary 'over"for the reception of the nalriefandaddress ,of the new consignee;

' fof thelinyention are thegprovision 'of the primary .-'and secondarycovers with means forifning 'a part 'o f the package for holding the ipackage "to-- gether. Whilefit mightibe possibleito l'ise'alclip :ofonekind-ora'notheras alseparate article, this Fig; :1, are enlargedtomake' a third 'andfourth is'unsatisfactoryyand if-ahpliedtoa thickpack- I ageisfeXpensiye;

""Ifi Fig'.";5 I have shown a form of invention in hich theend' portionsshownat Dyand E in T cover portion'lettered D1 and respectively i rrmsguaasfai hows rbfmormai for *keeping the paokageyol'osed, whichcomprises gumrned stripsM, the gum being applied; directly .anqgbepasted to that portion. g I :This construction of paoka'gel willpermitat v to the arias-2 the cover portions-and the latter beingpreferably-long. enough so as tosre a'ch over 1; win he observed that the mascarahates] the outside-surface blank. 1

change. That is to say, the portions D and E may be'provided on theirsurfaces with .rnailing indiciajsimilar to' those on thejcoyer portionsB" and C, as alreadyexplainedwith'relation to Figs. 1' to 4 One setcould be. used in the first issuance pf a package, and if the latter isI returned'the secondset maybe used.. isimilar'construction'isshowninFig s. 6 and. 7,"e5cept'in'p1ace of theprimary and secondary covers' B C being provided with gummed edges oneof these. covers, such as C is provided. with oneor'morefholes oreyelets O, which when the ..,cover B%:is first foldedsdown and the coverC rolde'd'over'it aline'with bendable prongs P connected withthe bodyportion at the base of the fixed to the prongand tied around thepackage;as'illustrated in Fig. 7. -Inthe5construction shown-'in-Figs-Ei to11,?the' coversfB C are'provided with tab portions' Q andRfrespectively, The special-purpose of these -tabportions is toextendaround the rear of the package, so that'oneof the eyeletss withwhich v each is providedmay registefiat-therear ofjthe package with abendable prongedraisterier T per .manently connected" 'with the back :ofthe -body portion; In the useo'f this'construction oneacl- "dresswillibe carried on the over B and the other on, the, cover C and the luppermost cover will. have its tab foldedunder the package and.connected through the pronged fastener with the body portion.- Ifdesired, the prongediiastener may be utilized as .a point of applicationof a string, suchias U, whichcan -'be wrapped side; wise or'lengthwisearound theipackage', or both effect a friction'fasteningdevicet so thatthe fas-;

directions, the pronged fastener}.constituting in tening of thebendablej'prongmay be reinforced.

At any: point, wherethe'package is. provided with a g ummed. strip,such; as M in Figs. 5 and, 6,

I may introducea tearingcordX along the inner margin bribe-strip, so,that-the consignee may easily open the package by tearing it with-the Vcord. i V

j While I ma ma; indetail several fans .or

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n tqwis o h l ted.-theret s eyariou changes can be made'therein withoutdeparting I from .,thespirit; of the invention? 1 w atjul :1. 'A packagewrapper comprising foldable surfaeefland an outside surface andiiafbackportion and a plurality of cover portions; the outside surfaces offwhichcover portionsa're adapted to carry forwarding indicia, each ofsaidcover portionsfbein'g adapted tof be selectively folded into ble ki 'iaie f ins mea s'ior ecur ne t blank 7 a o iena aid. la k avi aain eitheran exposed one substantially unexposed.

. position, fone'portiohof the blank having itsoutside surface exposedregardless of, the? manner in which the blahkiis,ioldedffforuse; andtheffastening Jme ans being a singleflmeans perman nt};

lyj'connected to" such latter exposed outsidej sur} face and being;adapted to pass around the pack;

'age inone or more directions. f; 2 A' package wrapper in accordance'with claim 1, in whicl'i' the fastening meansis connected-t0 .of' thebaok portion of the 7 3. A, package wrapper comprising a, f oldableblank and fastening means for securing theblank in a closed position,said blank having an inside surface and an outside surface, and a backportion and a plurality of cover portions, the outside surfaces of whichcover portions are adapted to carry forwarding indicia, each of saidcover portions being adapted to be selectively folded into either anexposed or a substantially unex- 0 posed position, oneportion of theblank having 4. A package wrapper in accordance with claim '3, in whichthe cord is connected tothe outside surface of the back portion of theblank.

SEEMAN WELDON BARKER. 10

